House of the Dragon presents unique challenges for all of the actors involved. Olivia Cooke, Freddie Fox, and Fabien Frankel all had to overcome some physical and emotional trials on the hit HBO show. The Mary Sue’s Rachel Leishman asked the House of the Dragon stars about some challenges this season in a roundtable for […]

Supergirl really made me feel special and like I could, if I wanted, flip a car and hey, isn't that what these movies are all about?

Curry Barker’s name is on everyone’s lips these days after he struck gold with his horror-romance-thriller Obsession. But what comes next?

The Invite, directed by Olivia Wilde and written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, is not afraid to take a magnifying glass to the human experience and make you see it in all of its vivid, imperfect detail. In fact, it practically begs you to, in such a way that you cannot ignore it. The […]

What does it mean to yearn? It is what the bird feels for the sky, what the fish feels for the ocean, what I feel for a steaming plate of sweet potato fries at this very moment. It is greater than wanting, greater than craving; it is the fullest expression of unmet desire, a longing […]

An Illinois woman says a Dunkin’ Donuts employee called her a “weirdo” while she was ordering coffee, and she later received a $100 gift card from the company after sharing her experience on TikTok. Creator Inayah (@inayahbeldeen) documented the alleged incident in a video filmed at a Dunkin’ location in Illinois while she was wearing […]

Most passengers have heard about airlines overselling tickets. It is standard practice across U.S. carriers. But it is one thing to hear about it, and another to get involuntarily bumped from a flight on your honeymoon. That is what allegedly happened to TikTok creator Ruby Noren (@rubynoren) and her husband when they tried to board […]

Some people find the cutest dog in the world and take it home without a second thought. But Madeleine McAdam’s (@madeleine9270) story is a word of caution for fur parents who intend to adopt a dog on a whim. “My parents adopted a Belgian Malinois thinking that it was, like, a regular family pet. This […]

John Waters has spent his career embracing the strange, the unexpected, and the things that do not fit into conventional standards of ‘good’ taste. The filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist became a cultural icon through his boundary-pushing work, including films like Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, and Hairspray, where each challenged mainstream ideas of comedy, beauty, […]

You tip generously at dinner, and you may think you just made that server’s night. But if they are part of a tip pool, they may already be doing the math in their head about how little they actually get to keep at the end. A server on TikTok, creator Angelina (@userang888), shared exactly what […]

The Vampire Lestat brings fans into Lestat’s (Sam Reid) world. Meaning we learn a lot about him, both the good and the bad. In episode 3, titled “Toronto,” Lestat is confronted with the abuse he suffered at the hand of his maker, Magnus (Damien Atkins). We knew roughly that Magnus assaulted Lestat but were not […]

It’s Supergirl week, but David Corenswet still found time to embody the perfect Superman in real-life. During last night’s big New York premiere for the movie, The Man of Steel stepped up in a big way. Folks on social media have probably seen the clip of Corenswet checking a photographer who was touching Milly Alcock […]

They say your ears burn when somebody is talking about you but is it the same when two people are signing about you? One man on TikTok found out after he realized that two deaf men were speaking about him while he was having a meal after a night out. TikToker “@matiisigns” (AKA Matii Cripps) […]

Before October of 2025, I had admittedly never heard of Chess: The Musical. I had seen much of the cast already–Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher in Sweeney Todd, Bryce Pinkham in Little Shop of Horrors. Honestly, they were all the biggest draw to seeing Chess and going in to it blind. Add in Lea Michele […]

Ewan Mitchell and Gayle Rankin had a lot to say about House of the Dragon this season. The Mary Sue’s Rachel Leishman had the opportunity to ask a couple of questions in a roundtable with the stars. In her conversation, we tried to get to the heart of these two morally squiggly characters. Needless to […]